tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29223331.post7257977298674518660..comments2024-01-24T11:15:02.475-06:00Comments on Sen Sen No Sen: The Dollar Value of DiscriminationPBIhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05643553811799195520noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29223331.post-72499729747307502022011-01-23T11:02:47.672-06:002011-01-23T11:02:47.672-06:00Excellent point. I suspect it wasn't included...Excellent point. I suspect it wasn't included because of the wide range of tenure and great variety of specialized training within the pool of expelled servicemembers. It was probably simply too difficult to quantify on any sort of aggregate basis in a way that would be credible/defensible. Nonetheless, it should very definitely be remembered!PBIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05643553811799195520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29223331.post-68943368547011051902011-01-22T17:49:02.729-06:002011-01-22T17:49:02.729-06:00That money was only a proverbial 'drop in the ...That money was only a proverbial 'drop in the bucket' so to speak - but that cost is only for the investigation and discharge proceeding. They did not address the other real cost - that of the training and provision of the discharged servicemember and the cost of recruiting, training and provisioning their replacement - if indeed a replacement could be found. But of course, the years of experience could never be replaced.<br /><br />I think if anyone undertook that analysis they would find the actual dollar cost to be in the billions, not merely a few millions.<br /><br />Lt. Col. Victor Fehrenbach said that his training alone was worth over $2 million over the years, and he had almost 20 years of service in when they began his "investigation". That $2 million was not included in the cost of his discharge investigation. Thankfully - he will be able to remain in the service, as he was not discharged before the repeal.lokywokyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07161829557049639875noreply@blogger.com